Twisted Tour Guide: Central North Carolina

Twisted Tour Guide: Central North Carolina
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Download or read book Twisted Tour Guide: Central North Carolina written by Marques Vickers and published by Marquis Publishing. This book was released on 2024-05-07 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Evade the Tourist Herds and Enter Into An Insider’s Central North Carolina. Known and unknown history, hidden delights and fascinating stories pervade the history of the Triad Region. This kaleidoscope of discovery, personalities, egos, scandals, conflict framed by sheer beauty creates a vivid tapestry defining over three centuries. This guide transports you geographically and photographically to the precise famous and infamous locations where history occurred. The scenes may sometimes appear ordinary, weird, but often illuminate the physical background and descriptions behind events. Many of the narratives defy believability, yet they are true. This Twisted Tour Guide is your alternative to conventional travel. It accommodates the restless visitor, tourist and resident seeking a unique and different perspective to traditional tourism. CHARLOTTE METRO Angels in America Production, Battle of Charlotte, Billy Graham, Christenbury Eye Center, Mecklenburg’s Declaration of Independence, Haunted Fire Station #4, Homeless Jesus Sculpture, James K. Polk, Jerry Richardson, Death By Elephant Squeeze, Murders of Kim Medlin and Reesa Trexler, Old Man Traffic, Stephen Curry, Jim Bakker, Praise The Lord Network, Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg, NFL Player Rae Carruth, Morris The Moose, Colonel Sanchez, Bob Walton’s Briefcase, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Metalmorphosis, Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center, Reed Gold Discovery, Lake Norman, Taco Bell Serial Killer, Helper Hotel, St. Peter’s Church, Liberty Hall, Queens University Hauntings, Dunhill Hotel, Carolina Theatre, Duke Mansion, Jefferson Davis, George Washington, Johnson Building, Streetcar Barn Depot, Myers Park United Methodist Church, Copeland House, Founders Hall, Bank of America Complex, Confederate Monument and Tryon Road GREENSBORO/BURLINGTON/WINSTON-SALEM Andy Griffith’s Mt. Airy, Biltmore Hotel, Daniel Boone’s Cave, Burlington Sculptures, Cane Creek Quaker Colony, Carolina Theatre, Grant’s Park Quarry, Greensboro Massacre, Lawson Family, Elizabeth Grant and Tiffany Long’s Murders, Lydia’s Bridge, Mr. Barbecue, Mickey Coffee Pot, Scallop Shell Station, 1969 Burlington Race Riots, Woolworth Lunch Counter, Magnolia House, Battle of Alamance, Carolina Mills Fire, Jefferson Standard Light Building, Bitter Blood Murders, Maya Angelou, Poisoner Blanche Kiser Moore, O. Henry, Serial Killer John Richardson, Reynolda House, Korner’s Folly, Ardmore Scandal, Hanging Rock Park Lodge, High Point Museum, Plank Roads, Qubein Children’s Museum and Old Salem DURHAM/CHAPEL HILL Norfolk Southern Railroad Bridge, Dean Smith Mural, Durham’s Two Bulls, Murders of Faith Hedgepeth, James Cates, Michael Crosby, Zijie Yan and Kathleen Peterson, Rampage Killer Craig Stephen Hicks, Gene Dillard’s Mosaic House, Gimghoul Castle, Occoneechee Race Track, UNC Athletic Academic Scandal, Duke Bell Tower Phantom, Eno River Park, Duke Lacrosse Scandal, Confederate Army Surrender, UNC Speaker Bans, Durham Hotel, Morehead Planetarium, He’s Not Here Bar and King Tobacco RALEIGH METRO President Andrew Johnson, Bain Water Treatment Plant, Historic Red Light District, Carbonton Dam, Daily Globe Natural Sciences Museum Sculpture, Free Expression Tunnel, Giant Acorn Sculpture, Joel Lane, John Edwards, Swift Kick Machine, Murders of Ludlow Skinner, Elbert Smith and Beth Ellen Vinson, Mordecai House, Horse and Mule Cemetery, Pete Maravich, Panhandling Gorilla, Historic Red Light District, Spinning Angel of Oakwood, Burying Whale Corpses, Whirligigs, William Umstead State Park, Mysterious Lee Harvey Oswald Call, Isaac Hunter’s Cherry Bounce, Goodnight Museum Park, Page-Walker Hotel, Roaring 20s Speakeasies, Biggie Smalls, Third Governor Mansion, Holy Name of Jesus Cathedral and Yates Mill


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